ISight sightless after OS10.4.8 update

Photobooth and iChat both indicate camera is in use after OS update. Tried zapping pram multiple times, re-installed 10.4.8 combo from separate download, left machine unplugged for 45 min. Tried removing plist files. Still no camera. system info show iSight camera with ver 1.84 on USB port. Any thoughts?

Well, I did give those knobs a call and, though "Brian" said it must be a hardware issue and that I'd need to take it in for servive, I don't know that I'm in such a rush to do that. I just go this machine on Monday and it's working beautifully, save for the iSight. And like Dan says, the camera was never a deal-maker or -breaker but, yeah, don't present me with a special "bonus" add-on feature that doesn't work.
The closest Apple Store is about an hour away and, since I have another 90 days free phone support and another 9 months of warranty coverage after that (before I might consider AppleCare), I'm inclined to watch the boards for a while to see if anybody comes up with something. Doesn't appear to be on the front burner in the Apple kitchen.
And, just because I'm a masochist, I might jump off of here, erase and wipe my drive and do another clean install. Though, as this problem started for me right out of the box, I'm not expecting any miracles.
I don't know if this matters but, anyone calling Apple, might want to mention Case #69260445. I don't know if divulging that info is any sort of a security issue but, if you should learn any interesting and salacious "facts" about me, please don't tell my mother. She still thinks I'm a man.
20" iMac Core 2 Duo Mac OS X (10.4.8)
iMac DVSE Mac OS X (10.2.x)

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